Question

Betty Skelton was often called “The First Lady of Firsts’’ because of the many records she set. She grew up in Pensacola, Florida, watching airplanes flying to and from a nearby navy base. As a child, she persuaded her parents to let her take flying lessons. By 12, Betty made her first flight alone, though not legally permitted to do so until she turned 16.

During the 1940s, female pilots were mostly prevented from commercial and military flying. So Betty Skelton decided to use her flight skills in aerobatics(特技飞行)，performing difficult turns, drops, and other exercises. She began performing and competing around the country.

She won the International Feminine Aerobatic Championship(IFAC)for three years in a row, starting in 1948. She and her little Pitts Special plane the “Little Stinker’’ became famous.

Dorothy Cochrane is an aviation expert who once studied and worked with Betty Skelton. “Betty was such a wonderful aerobatic pilot that she really set the bar high for other women to follow and she was a great role model for them. She really was as good as some of the men.”

Once Ms. Skelton had made her mark on flying, she moved on to racecars, becoming the first female test driver in the racecar industry. She set several land speed records. She also set a cross-country record, driving from New York to California in under 57 hours. And she became one of the top women advertising experts working with General Motors in support of the company’s Corvette car.

Ms. Skelton died in August, 2011, at the age of 85. Visitors to the Washington area can see her “little Stinker” plane at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. The small red and white plane hangs high in the air above the entrance to the museum.

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．Betty Skelton was the first Lady of the US.

B．16 was the legal age for people to fly an airplane.

C．Betty became a navy pilot when she was 16.

D．Betty’s parents didn’t support her flying interest.

2.What happened to Betty Skelton in 1950?

A．She moved on to racecars.

B．She became an aerobatic pilot.

C．She was 20 years old.

D．She won the IFAC for the third time.

3.What can we know from the words by Dorothy Cochrane?

A．It is not easy for other women to break Betty Skelton’s records.

B．She was even more excellent than some men in skills.

C．It is difficult for other women to reach the height Betty Skelton flew to.

D．Betty Skelton is an inspiring role model for pilots worldwide.

4.What is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Betty started to fly alone at a nearby navy base at the age of 12.

B．“Little Stinker” was Betty Skelton’s Pitts Special plane.

C．Betty set several speed records in car racing.

D．Betty even set a cross-country record.

5.What is the correct order of the events that happened in the passage?

a. Betty won the international Feminine Aerobatic Championship.

b. Betty became an advertising expert.

c. Betty made her first flight alone.

d. Betty began her aerobatic performance.

e. Betty became the first female test driver.

A．a→b→c→d→e	B．a→e→b→c→d
C．c→d→a→e→b	D．c→b→d→a→e

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.C

【解析】文章介绍了一位伟大的女性Betty她创造了很多其他女性无法企及的记录。

1.B 推理题。根据第一段最后一句though not legally permitted to do so until she turned 16.可知B正确。

2.D 计算题。根据She won the International Feminine Aerobatic Championship(IFAC)for three years in a row, starting in 1948.可知开始于1948年，连续3年获得冠军，那么D正确。

3.A 推理题。根据“Betty was such a wonderful aerobatic pilot that she really set the bar high for other women to follow可知她创造的记录别人很难打破，故A正确。

4.A 根据文章第一段可知她并不是在附近的海军基地开始第一次单独的飞行的。故A错误。

5.排序题。通读全文可知C的顺序是正确的。